NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, broadcaster CNN-News 18 reported on Friday, their first meeting since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Indian foreign ministry officials could not be immediately be reached to confirm the report or details of the meeting. India has been invited to the G7 summit as a guest country and Zelenskiy is due to attend the summit on Sunday. They are expected to announce new sanctions against Moscow and closer collaboration in countering China’s growing international influence. New Delhi has sought a diplomatic solution to the conflict while Modi, in comments seen as mildly critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin, told him in September that now was “not an era of war”.

Source: CNN May 19, 2023 10:19 UTC